Replacement Generator

[freewill2008]

I try to run both engines every couple weeks. With the genset I like
to get the exhaust system fully heated up so any residual water will
evaporate. The biggest issue with the gas Kohler is fuel. I don't
run it enough to keep fresh gas in the tank. Fuel stabilizer helps.

The bus goes in a week from today for the retarder install. All the
electrical work is done; the installer will do the driveline work.
The job is running late. Better late than never.

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jon lechich
wrote:
> Did you get your brake retarted installed? And do you have a gas
driven generator? Bob how often do you suggest that you light oft
the generator plant & how long do you let it run if just for
maintaining the engine?
>
> Jon Lechich'
> 78 Wanderlodge
>
> freewill2008 wrote:
>
> > But changing the lube oil in a gen set every 150 hours, like
> manufacturers recommend, can be a real pain. If one is running the
> gen set 24/7, for example, that is every six days! At 8 hours a
day,
> it takes less than three weeks to reach 150 hours.<
>
>
> A few years ago I spent 10 days on a tour bus (It was an Eagle with
> an "entertainer" interior). The diesel genset ran 24/7 except for
> two shutdowns to change oil. During the shutdowns, the bus interior
> ran off inverters powered by the 6V92 batteries and alternator.
> These busses are in service continuously. Emmylou Harris had just
> moved out of ours following 6 weeks on tour out west.
>
> I asked our operator about the frequent genset oil changes. His
> answer was that 150 hour oil changes had proved to be both the
> cheapest option in the long run, and the best approach for
reliabilty.
>
>
> Bob Griesel WA
>